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Public Sector

KPMG: UK fraud hits record high in 2011

Management fraud soars 74 per cent, leaving investors vulnerable, according to figures by Big Four firm

30 Jan 2012

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New entrants set for Audit Commission bidding

Audit commission bosses cite "high interest" among potential new players to the market

30 Aug 2011

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CIPFA: Off-balance sheet government borrowing must stop

CIPFA says government must avoid shifting debts off balance sheet through PFI and prioritise value for money

19 Aug 2011

Broader approach needed to understand public finances

Pension Corporation calls for more assets and liabilities to be included in public sector finance calculations

15 Jul 2011

CIPFA clashes with government over council spending

CIPFA and government disagree over accounting for 'austerity' spending cuts

06 Jul 2011

Governance and accountability 'weak' in public audit

Heads of local government audit said public audit committees are weak at accountability and good governance

11 May 2011

Consulting picks up after 2009 slump

Consulting industry halts contraction

03 May 2011

Is the Big Society too big for public audit?

The Audit Commission will soon breathe its last, and the question of how to make public audit appointments in future is being fiercely debated

13 Apr 2011

Whitehall blasted for poor financial management

Spending watchdog says financial management and accountancy skills not at the 'heart' of managing deficit

03 Mar 2011

Local government audit fees cut

Audit Commission looks to lower audit fees

01 Mar 2011

Audit Commission off RSM Tenon's radar

RSM Tenon chief Andy Raynor rules out Audit Commission purchase, suggesting an MBO would be the commission's best option

24 Feb 2011

2013 abolition timetable for Audit Commission

Parliamentary timetables mean the auditor of local government could still be working until 2013

24 Feb 2011

Charity accounting risks bank covenant breach

New standards for charities and universities could cause banking covenant breaches, warns PwC

23 Feb 2011

CIPFA resources director made redundant as institute cuts costs

Public sector accounting institute has made resources director Chris Harris redundant as it looks to cut costs

11 Feb 2011

Council CFOs struggling with lower budgets

CIPFA survey finds local authority CFOs doubt they can make the changes needed to run on reduced budgets

09 Feb 2011

New firms capable of taking on local government audits

BDO wants Audit Commission's work transferred "as quickly as possible" to open up the market for local government audit tenders

03 Feb 2011

CIPFA wins £150k Lambeth training deal

Lambeth Council staff to receive finance training from CIPFA in three-year contract

03 Feb 2011

Rushcliffe chooses new finance software

Advanced Business Solutions wins Rushcliffe Borough Council finance IT contract

31 Jan 2011

Council outsourcers sign £600,000 finance IT deal

Agiliysis awards UNIT4 with finance software contract

18 Jan 2011

KPMG wins healthcare commissioning contract

KPMG-led partnership wins contract to provide management support for GPs in the run up to GP-led commissioning of NHS services

14 Jan 2011

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Penny Avis' book Nevermind the Botox Rachel

Video: From corporate finance to author

Rachael Singh interviews self-published author and former Deloitte partner Penny Avis on her novel "Nevermind the Botox Rachel"

ABI wants cover for insurance accounting

With insurance accounting up in the air, the ABI wants the right balance between consistency of application while avoiding the burden of new rules

Permanently check out of business record-keeping scheme

Taxman should find a better use of its 120 Business Record Checks staff, says Kevin Reed

Bankruptcy tourism - it's not a holiday

Foreign nationals may think it is an easy ride to bankrupt themselves here, but Neil Smyth warns it is just as tough

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The benefits and pitfalls of partnership status

Solicitor Tim Marshall explains the issues to bear in mind when thinking about your firm's structure

Who’s not Who?

IT SEEMS Deloitte's CEO David Sproul has been left in the shadows by colleague Louise Brittain.

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